Tag Archives: Gambling

B.C. casinos get subsidized while charities suffer cuts

January 11, 2011UncategorizedGambling, The ProvinceCommon Sense Canadian

Story by Andy Ivens in The Province. “The provincial government kicks back millions to highly profitable
casinos through subsidies while making deep cuts to charities, the
NDP’s arts critic [Spencer Herbert] charged Sunday.” Read article

Gambling grab morally no different than dealing drugs

July 20, 2010UncategorizedGambling, Stephen Hume, Vancouver SunCommon Sense Canadian

Article by Stephen Hume in the Vancouver Sun. “In moral terms, how does extracting cash from gambling addicts differ from selling crystal meth to drug addicts on grounds that if you don’t, somebody else will?”
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B.C. casinos get subsidized while charities suffer cuts

Gambling grab morally no different than dealing drugs